Enjoy the best cocktail and mixed drink recipes, complete with classics that every drinker should know and signature recipes from the greatest minds in mixology.

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Pandan Painkiller

The Painkiller is a staple across the Virgin Islands for a reason: The medley of coconut, pineapple and orange juices and rum is the perfect companion to an endless summer.

Frozen Mint Julep

Typically served in a glass chock full of crushed or shaved ice, the Mint Julep isn’t too far a cry from slushy goodness as it is.

Mint Julep Pitcher 

The Mint Julep, which originally began as Cognac cocktail in the very earliest days of the United States, is the official drink of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby.

Mint Julep

The Mint Julep has been around for over 200 years, making it nearly twice as old as the world’s second-best bourbon-infused treasure, Keith Richards.

Breakfast Nook

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Bloody Mary

The Bloody Mary is the Pizza Hut salad bar of the cocktail world: It’s easy to go overboard with toppings and mix-ins.

Mimosa

One of the only cocktails regularly ordered in bottomless quantities, the mimosa is a simple mixture of champagne and orange juice that was “invented” in 1925 at the Ritz Hotel in Paris by bartender Frank Meier.

Make Spirits Right

We teamed up with Jameson to curate some festive cocktails for epic reunions this holiday season.

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New York Sour

The New York Sour is what happens when a Whiskey Sour sneaks into the wine cellar.

The Doppelgänger Martini

Irish Whiskey Brownies

Chocolate and red wine are fine, but chocolate and whiskey are next-level delicious.

Barrel-Aged Spiced Whiskey

Preparing a barrel-aged whiskey cocktail isn't as intimidating as it may sound and there's a lot of room for creativity.

Peel Slowly and See

In Jerry Thomas’ Bartenders Guide, an “improved” cocktail is a simple cocktail in the traditional sense of the word (spirit, sugar, and water) that is improved with some added liqueur and/or absinthe, and garnished with an expressed lemon peel.

Spiked Hot Chocolate

You might not think of spiked hot chocolate as a cocktail, but it’s just as much of one as Hot Buttered Rum or a White Russian.

Pandan Painkiller

The Southeast Asian grass brings subtle notes of vanilla to update this classic cocktail.

Frozen Mint Julep

It’s even better in the blender.

Mint Julep Pitcher

For when you have to serve a crowd.

Mint Julep

This bracingly cold bourbon drink is a sure sign of spring.

Bloody Mary

Garnish at your own risk.

Mimosa

This is a dryer, more bubble-forward recipe for the classic brunch drink.

New York Sour

Level up with blackberries and red wine.

The Doppelgänger Martini

Step aside, gin and vodka.

Irish Whiskey Brownies

Ready for next-level delicious?

Barrel-Aged Spiced Whiskey

Get inspired by a bartender's fresh take on a classic.

Peel Slowly and See

With the right banana liqueur, whiskey takes on a new flavor.

Spiked Hot Chocolate

A bartender makes the case for combining whiskey and green chartreuse.